On episode #129 of the Cardschat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Gareth James. He's a professional poker player, coach, author, and fellow podcaster. On this show we'll talk about his career as a player as well as his multiple other poker pursuits - in particular his latest book, The Final Table - as well as get to know him better in general.

On episode #128 of the Cardschat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Max Pescatori. Max is a successful longtime professional poker player with four World Series of Poker bracelets and two WSOP Circuit Rings in his trophy cabinet. Winning his bracelets in No Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha, Razz and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, Max has been proficient in all forms of the game to the tune of almost $5 million in live tournament earnings alone. Not only that, but his last name translates as 'The Fisherman' in his native tongue and he’s also known by his nickname 'The Italian Pirate'. On today's show we'll get to know him a little better.

On episode #127 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Anish Patel. Anish is the author of poker's first ever graphic novel, a project he began working on 14 years ago, after watching the 2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table. The project eventually ended up being called The Final 9 and after boatloads of time, effort, and resources invested, has finally become a reality. On today's show, we'll get to know Anish a little better, learn about his passion project, and more about how driven this man is to have created such a unique piece of work.